Cadillac 1997 DeVille User manual

14.

ma-,

The

1997

Cadillac DeVille Owner’s Manual

1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems

This

section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.It also explains the

“SIR”

system.

2-1

4-1

Features and Controls

This section explains how to start and operate your Cadillac.

Comfort Controls and Audio Systems

This

section tells you howto adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and howtd @€%ate youraudio system.

Your Driving and the Road

Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under differentconhtions.

5-1

Problems on the Road

This

section tells what to do

you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc.

Service and Appearance Care

Here the manual tells you how to keep your Cadillac running properly and looking good.

7-1 Customer Assistance Information

This

section tells you how to contact Cadillac for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.

It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page

12.

8-1 Index

Here’s an alphabetical listing

almost every subject in this manual.

You

can useit to quickly find

something you want to read.

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“General Motorsof CanadaLimited” for Cadillac Motor

Car Division wheneverit appears in this manual.

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The

PENALTY

LEADERSHIP

iii

Few automobiles are fortunate enough to have the rich heritage

that is Cadillac.ThenameCadillacisappropriatelythatof

AntoinedeLa Mothe Cadillac, the French military commander

who founded the city of Detroit in

1701.

What better name for

the oldest automobile manufacturer in Detroit.

Henry

Leland, knownas the master of precision,

initiated his precisionmanufacturingtechniques at the

founding

Cadillac in 1902.His exacting standards

prompted the motto by which Cadillac has been guided

overthe years

“Craftsmanship

Creed

Accuracy

Law.”

The introduction

the first four cylinderengine

1905

led the industry andenabledCadillacs to travel atspeeds

up to

mph.

For attention to quality and innovation, theRoyal

AutomobileClub

England awardedthe prestigious

Dewar Trophy

to Cadillactwice

first in

1908

for

achievingperfect interchangeability

parts and again

for introducing the electric self starter,electric lighting

and ignition systemon 1912models. Cadillac isthe

only American manufacturerto win this honorand

the only manufacturerin the world towin it twice.

commonplaceas standardized parts are today, in

1908

parts werestill individually handfitted both in

production and service.

1914

Engine

Engines

Standardization openedthe eyes

the industrial world

and was the cornerstone

modern

assembly

line

production.

From

this achievementevolved the

reference to Cadillacas “Standard

the World.”

1909Cadillac was purchasedby the then new

General

Motors

Corporation.

Convenience, cleanliness and all-weather comfort were

greatly enhanced in 1910when Cadillac became the first

manufacturer to offer closed bodies as standard equipment.

“The Penalty

Leadership” first appeared in the

January

1915 issue

The Saturday Evening

Post

expression

the Cadillac commitment

leadership,

quality and innovation. It is widely regarded as one

the

finest documents ever written. It was published following

the introduction of the first production V8 engine,

which was standard in all Cadillacs beginning with the

19 15 model.

Many Cadillac “firsts”have followed over the years,

including the synchro-mech clashless transmission, a

nationwide comprehensive service policy, security plate

glass, chromeplating and thefirst car

be designed

a stylist (1927 LaSalle/Harley Earl).The

’30s

witnessed

production of the powerful, smooth and quiet

12 and

V16

engines.

The crisp, contemporary lines of the 1938

Special series usheredin a new era in styling.

.....

Engine

During World War

11,

shortly after Pearl Harbor,

Cadillac discontinuedcarproduction for the first time

since 1902in orderto construct light tanks, combat

vehicles and internal partsfor Allison V1710engines.

Two Cadillac

engines and Hydra-Matic

transmissions were used in each M5AI and

M24

tanks.

1931

VI6

Sport

Phaeton

vii

There are,tobe sure,many ways todescribethe

superlative motor car pictured. “Beauty,

“majesty,” “brilliance”

all apply,intheir

fullest meaning, to this new Cadillac. And yet,

from this wonderful vocabulary,wehave

selected“elegance”as the word that most fully

characterizes the Cadillac of

1960.

Thecar’s

beautiful,clean-linedstyling

certainlyelegant

beyond compare. Itsnew interior

luxury

providesafeelingof elegancethatcanbesensed

nowhere else in

the

world of motor cars. And

evenits new performance

smooth,quietand

effortless

mightbesummarizedas“elegance

in motion.” Once you haveseenanddrivenitfor

yourself,wethinkyou willagreethattheword

“elegance”

and that the car is Cadillac!

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1960

Sixty Special

For the

1948

model, Cadillac introduced the

legendary

tail

fin

which once more set the trend in automotive

styling for nearly two decades.This was closely

followed with thetwo door hardtop CoupeDeVille and

the industry's first modern overhead valve, high

compression

engine

the 1949 model.

Engineering innovations, conveniences and styling

dominated the

'50s

and

'60s.

Cruisecontrol, automatic

climate control, tiltand telescoping steering wheels,

twilight sentinel and fourdoorhard tops all debutedin

these years. In 1957 theEldoradoBrougham featured

advances such as air suspension, memory seat,

automatic electric door locks, transistor radio, a brushed

stainless steel roof and low profile tires.

I957

Eldorado

Brougham

The

Eldorado,

introduced in 1953, was redesignedfor

1967 as the firstfront wheel drive personal luxury car.

The 472 cu. in.

engine used in all Cadillacsin 1968

and 1969 was enlarged to

500

cu. in. for all 1970

through 1976 Eldorados.The Track Master

computerized skid control braking system option

debuted

1970 Eldorados.

A driver and passenger Air Cushion Restraint

system (air bag) was availableon all 1974,

1975

and

1976 Cadillacs.

Analog Electronic Fuel Injection was available, on

1975 Cadillacs and standard on the new international

size 1976Seville. In 1978, the Trip Computer option

incorporated the first on-board microprocessor.

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